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11 May, 2012

Report into Stadium Southland collapse released

Building and Construction Minister Maurice Williamson has received a report into the reasons for the collapse of the Stadium Southland roof on 18 September 2010.

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3 May, 2012

Government achieves fairer high country rents

Land Information Minister Maurice Williamson has welcomed Parliament’s passing of the Crown Pastoral Land (Rent for Pastoral Leases) Amendment Act yesterday.

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2 May, 2012

Signing with US will bring further co-operation

Today’s signing of a joint statement with the United States signals the start of a two-year work programme to ensure trade and travel with the United States is secure and efficient, Customs Minister Maurice Williamson says.

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2 May, 2012

Bill will bring consumer protection measures

Consumer protection measures for New Zealanders building or renovating their homes are closer after Building Amendment Bill (No 4) passed its first reading in Parliament yesterday.

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20 April, 2012

Ministers approve Crafar farms bid

Land Information Minister Maurice Williamson and Associate Finance Minister Jonathan Coleman have approved the new recommendation of the Overseas Investment Office (OIO) to grant consent to Milk New Zealand Holding Limited to acquire the 16 Crafar farms.

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17 April, 2012

Clarification on monitoring of land sales

Claims the Government is failing to monitor foreign buyers of New Zealand land are dangerous and misleading, Land Information Minister Maurice Williamson says.

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21 March, 2012

Statistics NZ Unlocks the Past

Statistics Minister Maurice Williamson says making 119 years of New Zealand history available online is a big leap into the digital age.

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16 March, 2012

Building DIY exemption welcomed

A major step towards ensuring better buildings can be built faster has been taken with Parliament passing the Building Amendment Act 2012.

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16 February, 2012

Government steps up border management work

The Government’s three border agencies are stepping up work to make trade and travel more efficient through better co-ordination of border services.

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15 February, 2012

High Court decision on Crafar farms

Land Information Minister Maurice Williamson and Associate Finance Minister Jonathan Coleman said today’s High Court judgment on the judicial review of Shanghai Pengxin’s bid to acquire the 16 Crafar farms provides a new judicial interpretation of complex legislation.

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9 February, 2012

Report into CTV building collapse released

The release today of the technical report into the collapse of the CTV building in Christchurch will be a tough day for the friends and families of those who lost their lives in the building, Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee and Building and Construction Minister Maurice Williamson said today.

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27 January, 2012

Ministers approve Crafar farms bid

Land Information Minister Maurice Williamson and Associate Minister of Finance Dr Jonathan Coleman have accepted the recommendation of the Overseas Investment Office (OIO) to grant consent to Milk New Zealand Holding Limited (Milk New Zealand), a subsidiary of Shanghai Pengxin Group Co. Limited, to acquire the 16 Crafar farms.

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